What is to grab the reader's attention and introduce the reader to the topic of your paper?
100
The purpose of a conclusion
What is to wrap up your essay and drive your argument home?
100
The start of every body paragraph should be the...
What is the topic sentence?
100
Three examples of transition words
However, therefore, and, also, etc.
100
Where the thesis statement is located
What is the last sentence in the introduction?
200
The acronym for an introduction (SAHS is the acronym for St. Anthony High School)
What is ACT?
200
The acronym for the conclusion (i.e. SAHS is the acronym for St. Anthony High School)
What is TRAG?
200
The minimum length of a body paragraph
What is 5 sentences?
200
Purpose of a transition
What is to signal relationships between ideas?
200
Purpose of a thesis statement.
What is to introduce to the reader what you will be arguing in your paper?
300
What the A, C, and T stand for in ACT
What is Attention getter, Connecting information, and Thesis statement?
300
What you should NEVER do in a conclusion.
What is introduce new information?
300
What each of your body paragraphs should relate back to
What is the thesis statement?
300
Definition of a transition
What are words/phrases that establish logical connection between sentences, paragraphs, and sections of your paper?
300
Where in your paper you need to reiterate your thesis.
What is the conclusion?
400
The purpose of the attention getter
What is to hook your reader and make them want to keep reading your paper?
400
Two things you need to reiterate in your conclusion.
What is the thesis statement and your main points?
400
The foundation of a body paragraph
What is an argument supporting your claim?
400
Name two types of transitions
What is time, summarizing, cause and effect, sequence, order, additional support, similarity, emphasis, continuing reason, changing reasoning, final points, restating a point
400
The three things a thesis needs to be/do
What is debatable, narrow/focused, makes a claim
500
Purpose of the connecting information
What is to explain to the reader how the attention getter relates to the thesis statement?
500
What you should do at the end of your conclusion.
What is make a call to action, end with a warning, or suggest a solution or consequence?
500
What you need to support your argument
What is evidence and examples?
500
Use a transition word in a sentence
Answers will vary
500
List the 4 types of claims you can make in your thesis
What are claims of fact or definition, cause and effect, about value, and about solutions or policies?